Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Mary Rose Desmond today ( Thursday, June 9) chaired a Special Meeting of Cork City Council where the Freedom of the City of Cork was conferred upon Mary Crilly, CEO of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork (SVCC). This accolade is the highest honour a city can bestow upon a citizen…
Kearys Motor Group has announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Cork Camogie, making it one of the largest sponsorships in the sport. Kearys’ sponsorship has released a new Cork Camogie jersey in collaboration with O’Neills and will support the Cork Camogie Senior, Intermediate, Minor and U16 camogie teams for the next three years…
Dedicated clubman, Norman Deane from Cork Harlequins is the winner of the latest Community Spirit Award. Norman has looked after the grounds at Cork Harlequins since the mid 1980s. Now in his 80s, he still comes to the club every day, feeds the cat and cuts the acres of grass. The club said he has…
— Brain Tumour Awareness Week is taking place from 30th October to 6th November with a special line-up of events, including the annual Wear A Hat Day national fundraiser on 5th November — Leading national charity Brain Tumour Ireland is giving people the opportunity to say thanks to everyday people and healthcare professionals who have supported those affected by…
Ecclesiastical launched earlier today the second phase of giving in this year’s Movement for Good awards which will culminate in the award of a further £500,000 (or the euro equivalent) in grants to thirty charities across Ireland and the UK. With phase one now complete, 30 charities will be chosen by a panel of judges…
A new dementia research service created and managed by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) in collaboration with the Dementia Research Network Ireland (DRNI) called TeamUp For Dementia Research, has today been launched and will help people living with dementia and their families find and take part in dementia-related research projects across Ireland. This project is part-funded by the Donate…
The Jockeys Emergency Fund (JEF) today made a donation of €50,000 to the Irish Community Air Ambulance Service in recognition of the great work that the air ambulance does for horse racing and the wider community. It also committed that it would make further donations of €50,000 per annum for the next four years bringing…
Some of Ireland’s leading stars and personalities have come up smelling of purple roses in an overwhelming show of petal power for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s annual flagship fundraising appeal, 65 Roses Day, taking place tomorrow, Friday April 9. With public collections unfortunately cancelled for the second year running due to COVID-19, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI)…
Supporting and promoting research into this cancer is vital. It is incurable…and I would be excited to see targeted therapy in the future, and a less invasive way of changing this illness,” multiple myeloma patient Susan Brennan. As Multiple Myeloma Month draws to a close, Breakthrough Cancer Research, Ireland’s leading cancer research charity, has announced…